Evaluation of Inactivating Norovirus, Hepatitis A, and Listeria monocytogenes on Raspberries by Sanitizer Spray

J Food Prot. 2019 May;82(5):869-877. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-18-415.

Abstract

Chlorine and PAA spray reduced MNV and L. monocytogenes from raspberries by <1.0 log. Residual PAA on raspberries further reduced MNV and Listeria during postspray frozen storage. PAA decayed more slowly than active chlorine on raspberry surfaces. The data suggest that PAA could aid in risk reduction of pathogens on raspberries.

Keywords: Chlorine; Peroxyacetic acid; Raspberry; Sanitizer spray.

MeSH terms

  • Chlorine* / pharmacology
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Disinfectants / pharmacology
  • Food Microbiology* / methods
  • Fruit* / microbiology
  • Hepatitis A virus / drug effects
  • Listeria monocytogenes* / drug effects
  • Norovirus* / drug effects
  • Peracetic Acid* / pharmacology
  • Rubus* / microbiology
  • Rubus* / virology

Substances

  • Disinfectants
  • Chlorine
  • Peracetic Acid